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Airtable

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Airtable is a cloud collaboration service headquartered in San Francisco.

It was founded in 2012 by Howie Liu, Andrew Ofstad, and Emmett Nicholas. In use, it centers on a spreadsheet with database features. Fields in a table are similar to cells in a spreadsheet, but have types such as 'checkbox', 'phone number', and 'drop-down list', and attachments such as images can be added. Users can create databases, set column types, add records, link tables to each other, collaborate, sort records, and embed them in external websites.

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Features

  • A combination of spreadsheet and database
    • Provides an Excel-like spreadsheet interface, but includes relational database features so data can be managed systematically.
    • Various data types (text, number, attachment, checkbox, etc.) can be set for fields.
  • Easy collaboration
    • Collaborate with multiple users in real time, with access control through permission (read, edit) settings.
    • Track work history through comments and history features.
  • Various Views
    • Grid view: traditional spreadsheet format.
    • Calendar view: date-based task management.
    • Kanban view: card-based, suited to project management.
    • Gallery view: suited to managing images or visual content.
  • Automation
    • Set triggers for when specific conditions are met to perform tasks such as automatic notifications, sending emails, and updating data.
    • Integrates with external automation tools such as Zapier and Make.

Alternatives

  • ROAPI - generates APIs for static datasets without a single line of code.
  • Baserow - open-source alternative to Airtable - MIT license
  • NocoDB - open-source alternative to Airtable - AGPL-3.0 License
  • Grist - open-source alternative to Airtable and Google Sheet
  • APITable - open-source alternative to AirTable
  • TypeForm
  • Tally Forms - free alternative to TypeForm
  • Mathesar is yet another open-source Airtable alternative that supports PostgreSQL.
  • Metabase is a different kind of solution, it is a low-code data management and manipulation app for data engineers and data scientists.
  • Budibase is an amazing platform to build internal data-oriented tools.
  • Termdbs is a simple lightweight terminal data manager app for CSV and SQLite databases.
  • Carbon is designed to generate visual and summary reports from data files. It supports many data formats as PDF, DOCX, XLSX, ODT, PPTX, ODS, XML, CSV, and JSON files.
  • Grist is an open-source web-based spreadsheet and database management in one package.
  • Rowy is an open-source low-code platform. Airtable-like UI for managing your database with cloud functions workflows in JS/TS, all in your browser.
  • Luckysheet is an online spreadsheet like excel that is powerful, simple to configure, and completely open source.
  • Methesar - open-source collaborative UI for editing Postgres as a spreadsheet
  • Plato - Airtable for SQL DBs (paid, apparently closed source)
  • undb - open-source no-code database
  • React Datasheet Grid - spreadsheet component similar to Airtable/Excel
  • IronCalc – open-source spreadsheet engine

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